So while I've been busy with this whole
Ivy League thing (casually brushes off shoulders), I've neglected to mention some of the recentish hip-hop/rap I've been listening to. Here's a rundown of what I forget to mention since sometime in mid-July...
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Kanye West has been releasing tracks once a week for awhile now. Some are great ("Monster feat.
Jay-Z,
Bon Iver,
Rick Ross &
Nicki Minaj") and some are just okay ("Good Friday"), but you can grab 'em all by
going here. The real homerun is "Runaway," the track that slayed the VMAs. Grab that at the bottom...
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Wale dropped a new mixtape in July and it's a return to good form after his awful, awful major-label debut.
Grab it here.
- Despite being a few months old, I'm
still playing the new
Cool Kids mixtape nonstop.
Pick it up here if you haven't yet.
- The ever-prolific
Gucci Mane released a new mixtape a couple of weeks ago. It's predictably solid, so if your hard drive could use more Gucci,
you can donwload it here. Mr. Burr also has an LP right around the corner,
The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted - You can find the first track down below.
- I thought the latest
Bun B album was decent enough. Full of lovable guests (
Drake,
Gucci,
Jeezy...), the record doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it has its charms and could soundtrack a night or two of drinking.
Get it here.
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The Game really, really surprised me with the quality of his latest mixtape,
Brake Lights. The samples are all over the place in the best way (I'm looking at you,
Sufjan Stevens sample) and his flow is so good, it actually sounds like he's trying.
Snag it up by clicking here.
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Freddie Gibbs is slowly, surely working his way up to the top of my favourite rappers list. He dropped a mixtape
and an EP at the end of July/Beginning of August and they're both must-hear efforts. Get the mixtape by
clicking here. Get the EP by
clicking here.
- What would a round-up of mine be without a
Lil Wayne mention? In five days (Sept. 27), Mr. Carter is releasing an EP, on his birthday, from behind bars. Awesome. I've got the first two singles down below. Both feature
Drake, one is awesome ("Right Above It"), and the other is called "Gonorrhea." The track's biggest takeaway? Weezy wants you to be STD-free: "
Wish I never met ya / Wouldn't wanna be ya / Pussy ass nigga / I don't want your gonorrhea."
- And finally, let's just take a moment to recognize the ridiculous/catchy/entertaining "
Teach Me How to Dougie." I'm sure my own horrible rendition is only a few weeks away from showing up on
YouTube...
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Runaway (feat. Pusha T) - Kanye West
Lil Friend (Bun B) - Gucci Mane
Gonorrhea (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne
Right Above It (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne
Teach Me How to Dougie - Cali Swag District
